My Approach

Professor Brett Kahr offers psychoanalytical psychotherapy on an open-ended basis, designed to facilitate deep-seated characterological change for individuals and couples.

About Me

Professor Brett Kahr has worked in the mental health profession for over forty years. He is Senior Fellow at the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology in London and, also, Visiting Professor of Psychoanalysis and Mental Health at Regent's University London. Moreover, he is Honorary Director of Research at Freud Museum London. A Consultant in Psychology at The Bowlby Centre and, also, a Constant Psychotherapist at The Balint Consultancy, he has worked with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy since its foundation in 1993 and has served on its Board of Trustees and, also, as its Special Media Adviser. Formerly Resident Psychotherapist at the British Broadcasting Corporation, he consults widely to the media. In 2021, he became an Honorary Fellow of the U.K.C.P. He is the author of many books on a range of psychological topics, including, "Bombs in the Consulting Room: Surviving Psychological Shrapnel" and "Dangerous Lunatics: Trauma, Criminality, and Forensic Psychotherapy", as well as books for students, including "Tea with Winnicott", "Coffee with Freud", and "How to Flourish as a Psychotherapist". His most recent book, "Freud's Pandemics: Surviving Global War, Spanish Flu, and the Nazis", serves as the inaugural title in the new "Freud Museum London Series", published by Karnac Books.

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Attachment-based Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist